The Latest Breaking News from Countess of Chester Hospital

Lucy Letby suggested to police that her ward was understaffed, jury told

Ex-nurse denies trying to murder infant by tampering with breathing tube at Countess of Chester hospital

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024

Politicians and NHS criticised as they fail to carry out actions urged by Jimmy Savile inquiry after 10 years

Top Savile victims’ lawyer blasts politicans over failure to act on inquiry, warning they ‘fear accountability’

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024

Lucy Letby inquiry to probe missed chances to stop serial killer nurse

NHS managers to be probed on thier response to Letby concerns

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Lucy Letby: child murder case highlights need to regulate managers and improve whistleblowing procedures

The recent conviction of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder six others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015-2016, has raised fundamental questions about how something like this could have happened – and why it took so long to stop…

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2023

‘More pain for families’ as campaign launched to appeal killer Lucy Letby’s conviction

Campaign organiser criticised medical evidence presented to the jury

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Lucy Letby still paid by hospital for years after arrest for baby murders

Exclusive: The serial killer nurse, who murdered seven babies and tried to kill six others, is also set to be stripped of her NHS pension

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Lucy Letby’s former boss who ‘ignored concerns’ over killer nurse investigated by watchdog

The Nursing and Midwifery Council will investigate Alison Kelly former chief nurse of Letby’s hospital

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Lucy Letby: How the ‘average nurse’ turned into one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers

Letby, who has been found guilty of murdering seven babies, took advantage of her position to kill in plain sight. But despite a 10-month trial, we’re no closer to understanding the motive behind her horrifying crimes

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

‘I’m not a hero, I was just doing my job’, says consultant who helped catch killer nurse Lucy Letby

Dr Ravi Jayaram raised concerns about Letby to management at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak for law change after ‘cowardly’ Lucy Letby avoids facing victims’ families at sentencing

Britain’s worst child killer was absent from the dock at Manchester Crown Court as she was given a whole-life term

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023